The Bottom Le: Why Gay Men Need to Talk About Anal Cancer - Philalphia Gay News

Contents:

• ANAL CANCER, HIV AND GAY/BISEXUAL MEN
• CANCER FACTS FOR GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN
• THE BOTTOM LE: WHY GAY MEN NEED TO TALK ABOUT ANAL CANCER
• GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN THE U.S. LACK BASIC RMATN ABOUT ANAL NCER
• CANCER RISKS FOR GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN
• EXPLORG THE PERCEPTNS OF ANAL CANCER SCREENG AND BEHAVRS AMONG GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN INFECTED WH HIV
• ANAL NCER: ATRALIAN STUDY OF PRENCERO TISSU GAY MEN SHOWS LTLE CREASED RISK POSIVE MEN, ALMOST NO NCER S
• ANAL CANCER SCREENG: BARRIERS AND FACILATORS AMONG ETHNILLY DIVERSE GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENR, AND OTHER MEN WHO HAVE SEX WH MEN

ANAL CANCER, HIV AND GAY/BISEXUAL MEN

A growg number of gay physicians and health activists now believe that route screeng, g an anal pap smear, uld rce the cince of anal ncer as dramatilly as has cervil ncer women.

There seems to be ltle nsens on the practily of offerg anal pap smears to all clients, spe the fact that the AIDS Instute of New York remends that HIV posive gay men “and others wh history of HPV disease” should be tted annually. For an HIV negative, gay male, the ual remendatn for a negative anal pap rult is to repeat the procre every 3 years. For an HIV posive gay man wh a CD4 of over 500, is remend to repeat the tt every 2 years.

CANCER FACTS FOR GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN

The large study clud 500 self-intified gay men.

It is cril that the gay muny be ted, both HIV negative and HIV posive MSMs, about HPV, anal ncer risk factors and the optns available for screeng and treatment. Some gay men, pecially those who are HIV posive, might have a higher risk of anal ncer. Rearch suggts that some gay and bisexual men receive ls health re than heterosexual men.

Fear of discrimatn: Some gay and bisexual men don’t tell their health re provirs about their sexual orientatn, bee they worry about discrimatn affectg the qualy of health re they receive. This mak harr for many gay and bisexual men to get qualy health re.

THE BOTTOM LE: WHY GAY MEN NEED TO TALK ABOUT ANAL CANCER

Some evince suggts that gay and bisexual men are much more likely to smoke than heterosexual men. Cancer Screeng Consiratns and Cancer Screeng Uptake for Lbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgenr Persons.

Cancer and Lbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgenr/Transsexual, and Queer/Qutng (LGBTQ)Populatns. It is a perfect time to crease unrstandg about anal ncer and s impact on those affected by the disease — particularly gay men — and to enurage people to talk openly about this often-stigmatized topic. Gay men and other men who have sex wh men are bearg the disproportnate burn of this disease.

The odds of a gay man velopg anal ncer are about 20 to 80 tim higher than for a heterosexual man. This mak anal ncer one of the most mon ncers affectg gay men.

GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN THE U.S. LACK BASIC RMATN ABOUT ANAL NCER

That is why fdg a healthre provir who you feel fortable talkg to and who is knowledgeable about gay men’s health is so important.

Goldstone, assistant clil profsor, Mount Sai School of Medice, New York, and medil director of, said that he se many gay men his general surgery practice. Alarmed by the pathology reports he was seeg for gay men, he asked Joel M. Published fal eded form as:PMCID: PMC9101414NIHMSID: NIHMS1800459AbstractObjectivThe purpose of this study was to asss knowledge of HPV as a e of anal ncer among at-risk gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex wh men (GBM).

CANCER RISKS FOR GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN

Keywords: Anal squamo cell rcoma, An, Health Edutn, Populatn health, Men who have sex wh men, Health dispari, Human PapillomavisPrécis:Gay and bisexual men the U. 2 While rare the general populatn, the risk is disproportnately elevated among gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex wh men (GBM), pecially HIV-posive GBM.

7% of the sample intified as gay/lbian or bisexual. 8%) intified as gay or bisexual.

EXPLORG THE PERCEPTNS OF ANAL CANCER SCREENG AND BEHAVRS AMONG GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN INFECTED WH HIV

Complete se analysis rulted a fal sample of 212 gay and bisexual men for regrsn analysis. Differenc knowledge that HPV n e anal ncer between gay/bisexual men and men/women weighted to reprent the populatn of adults the Uned characteristics for GBM are reported Table 1.

ANAL NCER: ATRALIAN STUDY OF PRENCERO TISSU GAY MEN SHOWS LTLE CREASED RISK POSIVE MEN, ALMOST NO NCER S

Demographic characteristics, health rmatn, and accs to re associated wh knowledge of HPV as a e of anal ncer among gay and bisexual intified men the U. 00Sexual inty Gay71. Abbreviatns and Acronyms:USUned Stat of AmeriGBMGay, bisexual, and other men who have sex wh menHIVhuman immunoficiency visHPVhuman papillomavisHSILhigh-gra squamo traephelial lnsANCHORAnal Cancer HSIL Out RearchHINTSHealth Informatn Natnal Trends SurveyHSVHerp Simplex VisSASstatistil analysis systemAORAdjted Odds RatContributor InformatnChristopher W.

Health beliefs and attus associated wh HPV vacce tentn among young gay and bisexual men the southeastern Uned Stat. What do gay men know about human papillomavis? Atralian gay men’s knowledge and experience of anal ncer screeng and human papillomavis.

Awarens and knowledge of anal ncer a muny-reced sample of HIV-negative and HIV-posive gay and bisexual men.

ANAL CANCER SCREENG: BARRIERS AND FACILATORS AMONG ETHNILLY DIVERSE GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENR, AND OTHER MEN WHO HAVE SEX WH MEN

Gay and bisexual men’s human papillomavis vacce tentns: a theory-based stctural equatn analysis. [1] Acrdg to the medil lerature, homosexuals and bisexuals are at a signifint creased risk for anal ncer.

1 Brish Medil Associatn and Nursg Clics of North Ameri on homosexualy and anal ncer. 2 Homosexualy and anal ncer: Studi leadg medil journals. 3 Homosexual men, promiscuy and anal ncer.

4 Amerin Journal of Medice: Homosexual men should be checked for anal ncer.